Identity theft is becoming an increasingly common threat faced by all Americans. Identity theft involves someone stealing personal information about you that can be used to purchase goods, withdraw money from your account, obtain false IDs, etc.

Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S., particularly because it is an easy crime to commit and it is a hard crime to solve and prosecute. Ten million Americans are victims of identity crimes every year, and their information is used to obtain credit cards, open bank accounts, and make other financial transactions.

Criminals commit this crime by stealing wallets that contain credit cards, IDs, and personal information. They also steal laptops or rummage through trash bins that contain personal documents.

Identity theft costs more than $50 billion per year to resolve and Americans spend over 300 million hours trying to resolve the issues presented by the theft.